ALPHA INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
This agreement stipulates the Terms and Conditions, governed by the law of England and Wales, upon which a place has been offered to your child. Once you have accepted a place for your child you are agreeing to be legally bound by these Terms and Conditions. Submission of your Application form is acceptance of the following Terms and Conditions. We ask that you read the Terms and Conditions carefully before submitting your Application form to us. The following Terms and Conditions will remain into effect until the student concludes their education with Alpha International Education. The School has the right to change the Terms and Conditions throughout the academic year. Any changes will fall into effect automatically 7 days after it is being announced.
Regarding Home Schooling
It is the responsibility of the parents or carers to properly check if home schooling is allowed in their country of domicile and only then apply for studying at Alpha International Education. It also the responsibility of the parents or carers to inform the local government, of the country of domicile and take necessary permission or intimation as applicable according to the law of their country.
Alpha International Education aims to work in partnership with parents or carers for the educational advancement of young people enrolled in the school.
Regarding Lower Secondary Exams
Alpha International Education will conduct the Cambridge check point examination online and also evaluate the results online for NS1, NS2, NS3.
Regarding IGCSE, AS and A level Exams
Alpha International Education is not involved in the administration of exams for IGCSE, AS and A levels. It is the responsibility of the Parent or the Carer to find a suitable examination centre, Register on time and pay the costs of the examination. The students are required to register as private students. In case of any requirement of educational provisions for Practical level for A level, it is the responsibility of the Parent or the Carer to see that these are fulfilled.
Regarding the Requirements for the Usage of the School Platform
Regarding the School Learning Platform of Alpha International Education, Separate login ids are given to the parents and the students. The parents can monitor the progress of the child and ensure that the projects and assignments are submitted on time in the Portal. Parents or carers are responsible for ensuring their child has access to an appropriate location from which to study. Alpha International Education is not responsible for the home (or any other) study environment.
It is the responsibility of the parents or the carers that the child attends the classes and has proper internet connection along with correct technology for participation. The Technical Team will connect with the Parents or carers and students regarding the computer and software requirements if any. No refunds will be entertained for poor internet connection or issues with the device that the student is using. The students can take authorised leave by applying for leave in the Portal. In case of absence, the student is required to watch the recordings of the class later. Parents or carers of pupils who do not attend regular, full-time school are responsible for ensuring the legality of home-schooling in their country.
Changing the Address
If you are relocating to a new address, you must inform the Class teacher regarding the required changes in the timetable according to the slot available by Alpha International Education.
Enrolment Procedure and Regarding the Payment of Fees
After Submitting the application form for admission, the child’s enrolment will be processed within 12 days for the next available start date after completing a video interaction with the child if required. You will be issued a tuition invoice in-line of the first term which should be paid within the deadline. Alpha International Education does not charge any enrolment fee or application fee. The fees is under the category of tuition fees which can be either paid in full or in three instalments at the beginning of each of the three terms for the particular academic year. If you fail to pay your child’s tuition fees within the time line of the invoice being issued, your enrolment application will be removed from our system.
When submitting an application for your child, we require you to provide any copy of official /Government identification for your child which details their date of birth along with the previous year mark sheet. In case, the mark sheet is not available, the student must clear the Oral test administered by Alpha International Education via a video interaction with the Child. We also require an identification proof of your current address.
The school timetable is designed in such a way that there are no clashes within each group of the year. If a family chooses to enrol in multiple year groups, Alpha International Education cannot guarantee that clashes will not occur. Individual pupil timetables cannot be altered throughout the academic year and there will be no provision for subject drop and subject add after 20 days of the start of the academic year. The school timetable is subject to change. It is the responsibility of the parent or the carer to pay fees.
No refunds will be given for minor disruptions to the provision of lessons.
If you are on a termly payment plan, your exit date will be the end of the current term, by informing the class teacher within 14 days before the current term. If the student wishes to discontinue in the middle of the term, no fees refund will be entertained by Alpha International Education.v
If you pay the fees yearly, the exit date will be no later than 14 days before the end of the current Academic Year. Full payment must be made within 21 days prior to the start of the academic year. If you are starting mid-way through the academic year our Admissions Team will inform you of your payment deadline. Fees are non-refundable, we do not offer any refunds for lessons not attended.
The profiles of the student are removed from our platforms and classwork and coursework will no longer be available or retrievable after the leaving date of the student. It is responsibility of the student or the parent or the carer to download all the material prior to leaving Alpha International Education. It is not the responsibility of the school for any work lost through not downloading the students work before the assigned leaving date.
Fees which have not been paid in full by the pre-agreed due date stated on the invoice will result in exclusion of the student and a late fee being added to the invoice. It is the responsibility of the parents and carers to pay the fees within the stipulated time.
During the end of the Academic year, all students are supposed to complete the enrolment update form and pay a tuition deposit to secure the pupil’s place for the next academic year. The tuition deposit will be deducted from your first tuition invoice of the new academic year. The amount of the tuition deposit will be sent via mail to the parents or carers or the students. Payment of the tuition deposit is a commitment to continue with Alpha International Education in the next academic year. As such, the tuition deposit will be retained by Alpha International Education and no refund will be given to the parents or the carer. Your child’s enrolment will continue into the next academic year, until you submit a leaving form, and you will still be liable for payment of tuition fees.
Notice to leave the school must be communicated via mail to the class teacher or to the Principal.
Regarding the Classes
Alpha International Education understands the importance of the privacy of the student and no photos, videos, posts on the website or the social media will be done without the written consent of the Parents or the Carer. By agreeing to our Terms and Conditions, you give consent for your child to appear in recorded lessons if they choose to use the microphone or webcam feature of the virtual classroom. However the videos of the students will be off during the Live Classes. These recorded lessons may be viewed by other pupils and staff within Alpha International Education. The recorded lessons will not be shared outside Alpha International Education. No student/ Carer/ Parent can share the downloaded videos at any cost. Pupils shall not share links, logins with other students.
It is the responsibility of the parent or the carer to make sure that they have internet security software and appropriate content controls to protect the child from inappropriate content via online . The training regarding the same will be given to the parent/carer/student during a one week induction program by the Principal and the Technical Head.
Only the enrolled students should use the school platform of Alpha International Education. User name and password should not be shared with others for security reasons. Make sure that you logoff properly every time after the usage of the learning platform. Any misuse will be treated as a breach of Alpha International Education rules which will be investigated and may result in the expulsion of a pupil from the school
Alpha International Education has a policy of recording all live classes and also extra-curricular activities conducted on Saturdays. All lesson recordings are secure in our school server.
By enrolling in Alpha International Education, parents and carers agree to follow our Online Safety Policy, Cyber-Behavioural Policy, Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. A breach of this policy may result in the student being unenrolled. The Principal along with the Head of the Department and the Class teacher have the authority to deal and solve the disciplinary matters of the student. The Parents or Carers and the students should accept it unconditionally. The Principal has the right to exclude the students due to inappropriate behaviour which may also result in the suspension of the student from a few classes. If the same behaviour continues, then the Principal reserves the right to expel the student from the school.
No Plagiarism will be entertained at Alpha International Education. Upon submission of the assignments or project works, the students agree that the submitted work is original and that any external source is appropriately cited and referenced.
Lessons that are cancelled due to the fault of the school like system breakdown or the connection of the teacher will either be covered as Live Classes or recorded lessons. Alpha International Education does not offer refunds for cancelled lessons that are supplied with one of the provisions listed above.
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Alpha International Education